Day: April 5, 2018

Purpose

The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to locate and compare performance measurement data on common health conditions for the hospitals in your area. You will investigate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services websites and locate the section called Hospital Compare. There you will find data for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working or had your prelicensure clinical experiences. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation and share the results of your findings. Opportunities for improving performance measurement indicators will be shared.

Course Outcomes

Completion of this assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

CO1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO2)

CO2: Implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team through communication and relationship building. (PO3)

CO3: Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to change. (PO7)

CO7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and 3)

CO8: Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process and outcome measures to identify clinical questions as the beginning process of changing current practice. (PO8)

Points

This assignment is worth 200 points.

Directions

1. Review information found on the following website related to hospital compare http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalCompare.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
2. Read the information carefully and then locate the following website. http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
3. Search for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working or had your prelicensure clinical experiences (Rockledge Regional Medical Center or Wuesthoff Medical Center. The hospital just changed their name 4 months ago). Type in your zip code (32955). Select your hospital and two others. Select hospitals/facilities and choose compare. If you live in a remote area and there are nohospitals listed within a 50-mile radius, select a zip code for a family member or a close friend who does not live near you. The idea is to review comparative data.
4. Click on the following topics to learn more.
   1. Survey of patient’s experiences
   2. Timely and effective care (focus your search on two of the conditions that apply to services provided at the hospitals)
   3. Readmissions, complications, and deaths
5. Carefully read the information provided.
6. Develop a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 8-10 slides. Include the following, keeping in mind what all this data means.
   1. Title slide with information pertinent to the course.
   2. List reasons to recommend the website Hospital Compareto consumers (patients).
   3. List reasons to recommend the website Hospital Compareto staff who may seek employment.
7. For the slides below, clearly label the name of each hospital:
   1. Summarize patient experiences data for each hospital.
   2. Summarize timely and effective care data for two conditions.
   3. Summarize data for readmissions and complications and deaths.
   4. List recommendations for improving data for one selected facility.
   5. Summarize what you learned from this experience.
8. Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. The link to SSP CCSSS may be found in the course list in the student portal.
9. Submit your PowerPoint slideshow by 11:59 p.m. MT, Sunday, end of Week 6.

Best Practices in Preparing PowerPoint Presentations

The following are best practices in preparing this presentation.

• Be creative.
• Incorporate graphics, clip art, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make easy to read with short bullet points and large font.
• Review directions thoroughly.
• Proofread prior to final submission.

Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission

 

Background Information/Research:  Contemporary World History, by William J. Duiker, pages 298-306, Class Lectures.   In addition to Kaffir Boy, you will need a minimum of 2 other sources, for a total of 3 sources in your bibliography.  You should go to the Saint Paul College library or your public library for books on Apartheid or South Africa.  Do NOT use internet encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.

 

Paper Questions:

What does this primary source document (Mark Mathabane’s Kaffir Boy) teach us about the era of apartheid in South Africa?  What are some of the historical themes that he illustrates in his memoir?  Does he do a good job of illustrating this time period/historical event?  Why or why not?

 

In answering these questions, you should provide some context:   explain what apartheid was, when it took place, and for what purposes.  Make sure that your essay is not merely a summary of the book (a book report), but rather an analysis of Mathabane’s memoir.   You should weave the background context into your analysis seamlessly.

 

Due Dates:

• Thesis, outline, and working bibliography due (please print out and turn in a paper copy). I will provide feedback on your outlines and return them to you after class.  Please feel free to email me your outline any time before then, particularly if you would like feedback on more than one draft.  Failure to turn in your thesis and outline will result in an automatic 10 point deduction. 
• Essay due via turnitin.com (If you have not created a turnitin account, please see the instructions on the last page of the Red Azalea Essay Guidelines, available on the course D2L under Materials/Content/Essays). The class ID is:  17217656.   Each day your essay is late, there will be a 10 point deduction in your grade.  After one week, I will no longer accept late essays.

Thesis/Outline:

By Thursday (or earlier), you should have:

• A clearly articulated thesis statement
• A well-organized outline with 3-5 sections (historical themes regarding the Apartheid Era that Mathabane demonstrates), with several specific examples underneath that
• Working Bibliography, with a minimum of three sources (one primary, two or more secondary)

 

Thesis:  Introduce the title of document/book, author, and historical themes that it illustrates.

 

Outline:  (this is just a suggestion for a framework, not a strict guideline)

 

1. First Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
   1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

 

 

1. Second Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
   1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

• Third Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
  1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
  2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
  3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

 

Essay Content:

Your paper should have:

• An introductory paragraph which includes your clearly articulated thesis statement
• Historical Context, where you explain the historical backdrop of Mathabane’s book, the era of apartheid in South Africa
• The body of your essay, with 3-5 clearly defined sections according to your outline
• A clear conclusion, where you circle back to your thesis, only this time fleshed out with the benefit of the evidence that you have just shared

 

Essay Format:

• 4-6 typed pages
• Double-spaced, using 12 point font and 1-inch margins
• Any quotation or source information used MUST be cited correctly, using Chicago Manual of Style footnotes (do not use parenthetical references)
• A fully formatted bibliography, again using Chicago Manual of Style (see below)

 

How to Create a footnote in your paper:

If you are using Microsoft Word 2007:

1. In Microsoft Word, after you have typed your quote, after the quotation mark, click on Reference.
2. Click on Insert Footnote. This will place a superscript number after your quote and bring you to the bottom of your page.
3. Type in your bibliographical data in the correct format (see below).
4. When finished, click on the text of your paper again to continue writing.

 

Correct Footnote formatting:

Author First Name Last Name, Title of Book (Publication City: Publisher, Year), page number of your quote.

**Note:  After you have cited from a source once, if you cite from that same source again, you do not have to include a full citation, but only this:

Author Last Name, page number of your quote.

Correct Bibliography formatting:

Author Last Name, First Name.  Title of Book.  Publication City: Publisher, Year.

Purpose

The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to provide an opportunity to develop a community health nursing intervention and evaluation plan for a community health problem that you identified in your community (described in Milestone 2: Vulnerable Population Assessment). You will apply the components of the nursing process to assist this vulnerable population and develop a proposal that could be presented to community leaders.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

CO1: Apply principles of nursing theory to the public health system by analyzing determinants of health and the public health intervention wheel. (PO 1)

CO3: Plan prevention and population-focused interventions for vulnerable populations using professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (PO 4, 8)

CO4: Evaluate the delivery of care for individuals, families, aggregates, and communities based on theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1)

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 225 points.

Scenario

You are a community public health nurse (C/PHN) working with the vulnerable population you identified in Milestone 2. You will choose a specific community health role that would serve this population. You have analyzed the data collected from your windshield survey and vulnerable population assignments (the first two milestones) and identified one community health problem that a nurse can impact. Now, review the scholarly literature or scholarly websites listed below and identify one specific evidence-based nursing intervention that has the potential to improve the health of this group. Then develop a proposal to implement this intervention and a plan to evaluate the outcomes of this intervention. Create a PowerPoint that you could use to present to an organization in your community to request approval for funding and support for this intervention. (You are not required to implement the intervention or present your PowerPoint, though you may want to consider implementing your project in the future).

Directions

Watch the Milestone 3 tutorial at http://www.brainshark.com/devry/Milestone3_2016 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
A. Introduction: (average of 2-3 slides)
•Describe the identified problem ◦Include at least two important findings that demonstrate that this is a problem in your community.

•Describe your specific community health role: Some examples of roles are school nurse, parish nurse, home health nurse, occupational nurse, health department nurse etc.
•Identify the purpose of the presentation which is related to proposing a community health intervention and evaluation plan.
B. Identify an evidence based intervention: (average of 2-3 slides).
•Find an evidence-based nursing intervention from a peer-reviewed journal article OR one of the following databases. These databases evaluate research evidence about community health interventions. Be sure that your intervention is one that is recommended. Cite your source on the slide with the author or organization and year. ◦Use at least one of the following to identify an evidence based intervention:

•A peer reviewed journal article demonstrating that your intervention has been successful
•The Community Guide (http://www.thecommunityguide.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) Choose one of the topics in the topic tab to find interventions.
•The CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator Database of Interventions (http://wwwn.cdc.gov/chidatabase (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)
• Healthy People 2020 evidence-based interventions. Find a relevant topic area at (http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), click on that topic area, and then click on the “Interventions and Resources” tab to see the evidence-based interventions list for that topic area
•Provide a brief overview of your intervention.
•Discuss why this intervention is a good fit for your community (why you expect it to be effective in your community).
C. Intervention Implementation: (average of 3-4 slides).

Describe how you would implement your community health nursing intervention in your community
•Discuss the actions will you take as the community health nurse to accomplish this intervention. ◦Relate your actions to the Public Health Intervention Wheel (Nies & McEwen, 2015, p. 14, Figure 1-3)

•Identify your target population.
•Describe how you will reach out to your target population.
•Include strategies to engage your target population.
•Describe where the intervention will take place.
•Identify when your intervention will take place
•Will it take place once or multiple times?
•Identify those in